Combined bracket and hanger for radiators



J. W. FARLEY. COMBINED BRACKET AND HANGER FOR RADIATORS.

APPLICATION FILED 1UL\'I3,1920- 1 ggg 8 Patented June 21, 1921.

M/UMM JOHN FARLEY, OFCLEVELAND, OHIO.

COMBINED BRACKET AND I-IANGERFORRADIATORS.

Specification of Letters-Patent.

Patented June 21, 1921.

. Application filed July 13, 1920. 1Seria1No..395=,927.

To all whom it may concern Be it. known that I, JOHN W.-F AnLnY, a citizen of the United states, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented cert'am new and useful Improvements in Comblned Brackets and Hangers for Radiators, of which the following is a specification. I

The object of the present invention is to provide a combined bracket and hanger for wall radiators of whatever type in steam or hot water systems, and the constructlon shown comprises a bracket member adapted to be fixed upon the wall or any other firm and availablesupport and a-hanger member to support the radiatorthereon with ad uStment as to size and elevation and with reinforcement at the point where the weight of the radiator offers .thegreatest strain on its support. Provision is alsomade forcontraction and expansion of 'the parts under heat and cold,-and the construction andarrangement of the parts is such that the bracket member and the hanger or Jsuspensory member reinforce each other, all substantially as shown and descr bed and particularly pointed out in the clanns.

In the accompanying drawings, F1g ure 1 is an end elevation of a complete device m which the suspensory or hanger member is formed from a round:rodbent to shape and with the parts positioned toengage a radiator in which the folds or columns 'stand vertically, and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of Fi 1. V

Fig. 3 is an end View corresponding to Fig. 1 in the number and dlsposltlon of the parts but with the suspensory member made of a piece or strip of flat metal and Fig. 4 is a front view of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a cross section of a radiator having the columns disposed vertically and a plan View of the hanger engaged therewlth, and Fig. 6 is a cross section of a radlator with the columns disposed horizontally and with the form of flat hanger shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. 7 is a cross section on line 7-7, Fig. 4 and Fig. 8 is a plan view of the radiator clamping member including a threaded hook bolt and spring wedge therewith adapted to enter between the folds or columns of the radiator.

As thus shown in the several views the device embodies what mav be termed a wall member or bracket proper 6, consisting in the present showing of a flat strip of metal bent atuboth ends to substantially L=shape and provided with screw or nail holes through its extremities 2 by Whichxitis secured to the wall or other support. This brings the--straight body portion. of the bracket out from the wall the desired distance and also provides. a shoulder or odset 4; at eachend, and the upper of said shoulders-has a bolt-hole vertically throughthe same and a slot 5 is formed lengthwise in the upper portion of the straight body the bracket adapted to accommodate the immediate suspensory meansfor the radiator therein as the same is engagedthrough said slotunon the bolt or screw 0 occupying the hole in said upper shoulder 41;, and which preferably has its head at the bottomand a nut at the top over:said:shoulder for con- Venience in making adjustments.

In F igs.. 1 and 2 the hanger member h is shown as fashioned from a" rod, and has its upper end 'bentat rightangles and formed with an eye. or loop 7 through which the screw 0 is threaded while the lower end thereof is bent to approximately hookor stirrup shape, or to such shape as will be best adapted to engage under the radiator and serveas the rest or seat therefor. The shank of the said hanger next to loop 7 runs inslot 5 which afiords. all the room required for fixing the hanger at different elevations in respect to the bracket 1) andraccording :to the size and construction of the'radiator to be carried thereby. The body portion of the saidhanger is straight .an'drests its full length against the body of the bracket 6 and in its lowest position always bears against the said bracket. This precaution and arrangement insures a back support or brace for the hanger in or at the heel of the stirrup or rest 8 and where the strain is greatest under the weight of the radiator. In this connection it will be noticed that the hanger in no case can be lowered farther than shown in Figs. 1 and 3 and further security at this point is insured by the keeper (2, which is slidably engaged upon the bracket and over the hanger h at the bend or shank of the stirrup or seat 8 and which holds said parts together in close sliding relation and accommodates any contraction or expansion that may occur in the parts at this point, especially in hanger h, Figs. 3 and 4, which is slightly narrower than the body of bracket 6.

Finally, and as an auxiliary sustaining medium for the radiator, I provide a socalled spring wedge w adapted to enter between two columns or folds of the radiator R, as seen in Figsvf) and 6. and which with the screw rod 1 is adapted to exert a clamping eifect and sustain the radiator in up back thereof and which has a hole in its of metal constituting the hanger or stirrup center adapted toremove the rod 1' and a tightening nut n on said rod or screw bears upon said back and serves to clamp the parts together. The stirrup 8 thus serves as the immediate support for the radiator and the spring wedge member w serves to sustain the radiator in fixed upright position. 3 r

In Figs. 3 and 4 the fiat strap or strip has opposite notches in its shank adapting it to slidably engagein slot 5, and a hole in its right angled end serves to make engagement upon the screw 0.

What I claim is: i

1. A combined bracket and hanger for radiators comprising a bracket having its ends bent at right angles to substantially L- shape and adapted to be secured to a fixed support, the upper of said ends having a vertically disposed hole and a screw bolt therein, the body of said bracket having a slot lengthwise at is top, a hanger having a seat for the radiator at its bottom and a right angled end at its top extending through said slot from the front and'loosely engaged on said bolt, and a clamp for the radiator adapted to engage the folds thereof and comprising a screw engaged with said bolt through said slot.

2. In a combined bracket and hanger for radiators, a bracket and a hanger for the radiator adjustably secured on the face of thebracket, a clamp to secure the radiator to the bracket comprising a spring wedge adapted to enter between the folds of the radiator and a clamping screw therewith and means to secure the said hanger and the saidscrew to the upper end of the bracket,

and a keeper engaging the lower end of the hanger and bracket slidably' together.

3. A combined bracket and hanger for radiators comprising a bracket member having its ends offset to the rear at right angles and adapted to be fixed upon a 'wall and having a body portion standing apart from the wall provided with a longitudinal slot at its top, a substantially stirrup shaped hanger adapted to engage beneath the radiator and having a stem bent at right angles and extending rearwardly through 7 said slot, a screw support in the upper shouldered end of said bracket on which said hanger is engaged, and a clamp for the radiator extending through saidslot and engaged on saidscrewsupport above said hanger. 1 I Y LA combined bracket and hanger for radiators, comprising a bracket member having its ends bent rearward to substantially L-shape and adapted to be fixed to a Wall support and provided with a flat body having a longitudinal slot at its upper end, a hanger for the radiator havinga stirrup at its lower end adapted to engage beneath the radiatorand the upper end thereof extending rearward through said slot, and said hanger of less length than the body portion of the bracket below said slot,:and 

